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As you see, the anime is made by Atlus. And for those who don't know Atlus, it's a Japanese computer game developer. One of their success is Persona serie and this anime is pretty much similar to Persona. Each character has a summon and they go fight and save the world. At the beginning, I found it boring. The graphic design and voice is good, but the plot is too simple and they talk and talk. I ...

As you see, the anime is made by Atlus. And for those who don't know Atlus, it's a Japanese computer game developer. One of their success is Persona serie and this anime is pretty much similar to Persona. Each character has a summon and they go fight and save the world. At the beginning, I found it boring. The graphic design and voice is good, but the plot is too simple and they talk and talk. I was disappointed as I am a fan of Atlus game. I think it would be better if we play the game, because the anime is an readaptation from the game. So if you're interested to know the plot then watch it, but if you want more fun probably play the game.

Devil Survivor is an anime adaptation for the hit DS game Devil Survivor back in 2011, just with different characters. The whole concept is interesting but poor execution. Humans fighting a 7 day trial against god like demons. With the help of an application on their phones allowing them to summon demons of their own to fight back.

This sounds like an awesome plot right? Well, that's about all ...

Devil Survivor is an anime adaptation for the hit DS game Devil Survivor back in 2011, just with different characters. The whole concept is interesting but poor execution. Humans fighting a 7 day trial against god like demons. With the help of an application on their phones allowing them to summon demons of their own to fight back.

This sounds like an awesome plot right? Well, that's about all the praise I can give it. Sloppy and cliche characters that are easily forgettable. But for the sake of those who have not watched yet lets get the core characters out of the way.

Characters:
Hibiki: Our main hero with a strong sense of "I have a power I don't want, but I want to save everyone." leads some confusion throughout the series and his alliance flips back and forth throughout the show. There isn't much more to him then that.

Alcor: An overseer for the humans, he remains a mystery until the final episodes.

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He helps Hibiki in the final conflict against Yamato.

Yamato: The 'antagonist' for this show. A man who is sick of the current world and is going to use this apocalypses to create a new world with his own set of rules and laws. He is vary set in his ways and his motives are all but repeated time and time again to the point of irritation and gives you a "I get it" kind of attitude towards him.

Sound: Honestly every song in Devil survivor besides the opening and ending really stand out. The rest of the OST I honestly can't really remember, mind you I'm writing this review only two days after I finished watching. So overall the OST does vary little to set the mood of the show.

Animation: While there are moments where you go "That looks neat" those are vary few and far between. The combat in this show is vary stale and they don't do anything to really get you excited or pumped up to see more. Only one exception to this:

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The fight between Alcor and Yamato.

Even the final battle was a complete snore fest.

Ending: Now for me the ending of a show is the biggest aspect, you watch the show to see how everything is played out. The ending of DS2 was absolutely putrid. With the main character gaining the upper hand due to some unexplained coincidence he finishes the final battle and it leaves you completely empty with the feeling that there was no real struggle during the final fight. The final moment of the conflict was one that made me honestly upset:

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Hibiki hugs Yamato and he just gives up.

Overall: I'm a huge Shin Megami fan, I hold their games up to a high standard, and I walked into this anime expecting great things. However over the course of this 13 episode mess of an anime I was left with nothing but anger and annoyed attitude towards the entire thing. I wouldn't recommend even dedicated fans of Shin Megamis work to look at this because it falls short in every aspect. 2/5 or 4/10.

First off i need to say that this is the first anime i have watched that is based off of a game. So as a first time game to anime watcher i thought it was done very well! The concept as an anime is different, summoning demons from an app on your phone for example but overall it is a very likable anime making you want humanity to survive. I think if i had played the game i wouldn't of enjoyed it so ...

First off i need to say that this is the first anime i have watched that is based off of a game. So as a first time game to anime watcher i thought it was done very well! The concept as an anime is different, summoning demons from an app on your phone for example but overall it is a very likable anime making you want humanity to survive. I think if i had played the game i wouldn't of enjoyed it so much know knowing what could happen (but in saying that i dont know the plot of the game!)

So i recommend this to anyone looking for something different! 4 stars

I Just finished watching this anime my god what a great anime soo worth my time watching it and soo many feelings packed into this anime it gave me chills at some points it was that good. I was a little skeptical at first i also knew nothing about the games but after watching this i can say for certain i am excited to play the game franchise that this anime was based of off. Great story and great ...

I Just finished watching this anime my god what a great anime soo worth my time watching it and soo many feelings packed into this anime it gave me chills at some points it was that good. I was a little skeptical at first i also knew nothing about the games but after watching this i can say for certain i am excited to play the game franchise that this anime was based of off. Great story and great ending overall i would give this anime a 9/10.

I say this for two reasons.
First - It keeps your attention the entire way through though it has it's "Why would they write that in there" moments, it is indeed bearable.
Second - The concept is similar to an Android App called Blood Brothers (same name as monsters and everything, even the attacks are similar)

Plot - The story is pretty straight ...

THIS ANIME IS INTERESTING

I say this for two reasons.
First - It keeps your attention the entire way through though it has it's "Why would they write that in there" moments, it is indeed bearable.
Second - The concept is similar to an Android App called Blood Brothers (same name as monsters and everything, even the attacks are similar)

Plot - The story is pretty straight forward, no fillers, all action or at least all meat.
The simple explanation would be that this is a deadly version of digimon. There isn't too much that jumps out like twists or anything, it's all very simple. I would compare it to the movie The Dark Knight Rises (the greatness can't be compared because TDKR was Godly to me) but the execution is very similar. Simple plot, but great execution when it comes to bringing the show to life.

Character - The Characters are pretty standard save for one,

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Alcor

he is kind of a rarely seen meta of animation growth and development when it comes to personalities. The other characters are all very memorable due to their singular personalities, as in, they were written with one idea and they stuck with that same one idea. Truly the only characters that did grow would have been the protagonist and the antagonist, but really their development wasn't that noticeable save for a few "touching" and "cool" moments. Compared to a show like Gargantia and the main character Ledo, you could say they didn't grow at all. So if you are looking for that then you will be disappointed

Animation - The animation is very nice nothing that screams award but it is clearly above average. The action is well drawn and it all flows together quite well. The idea here is almost like a deadly version of digimon that all takes place within 7 days so watching how they transition from one day to the next within these drawings and animations is pretty nice.

Ending - The ending was simple but effective, it wasn't bad. It wasn't great either...it was solid. I'm glad that it didn't make me want to tear my hair out because let's face it some studios have no clue how to finish a show. Some of them rush, some of them just let all anime hell break loose, and some of them shoot halfcourt shots when there is 10 seconds left on the clock. But I digress...the ending was solid, stable, and acceptable.

Overall - I would say watch this anime, the concept is cool, the execution is decent. The characters aren't flashy but the show itself will have you watching to see what happens and who dies next. And I keep comparing it to digimon saying it was a deadly version, but in reality I should say it's Digimon + Gantz all rolled into one. Not as intense as Gantz, but similar.

This show was pretty good. it was a great concept but fell short on character development. You never really get attached to any one character. That does mean one thing, you wont feel empty after finishing this show. As for a second season, they left no opening for it. Over all a good show but nothing stands out.

It's Definitely worth watching the concept and story behind it is interesting with it's serious touch of death and sorrow the hole demons being summoned by phones and stuff was a little bit of a put off but other than that the series was a great show.

This anime is pretty good. You got the humans, the demons, and then the event starters. We start with two friends talking about a thing called "Death Face". It's an app that lets you see your friend die in a horrible way. This is at first seen as a prank, but let me tell you, this is no prank. If you see your friend die on that video, you can't change it, no matter what. If that wasn't enough, the ...

This anime is pretty good. You got the humans, the demons, and then the event starters. We start with two friends talking about a thing called "Death Face". It's an app that lets you see your friend die in a horrible way. This is at first seen as a prank, but let me tell you, this is no prank. If you see your friend die on that video, you can't change it, no matter what. If that wasn't enough, the world is coming to an end and it's up to you to summon demons from that same app in order to survive. I'm not done yet. On top of that, you have to survive the tests and attacks from other humans in order to get a chance to get to the end and make the world what you want it to be. Not so easy now it is, especially when you could end up facing your friend or relative huh? Welcome to the world of Devil Survivor, where your next move could be your last.

Judgement day has come. Humanity has one week to fight for it's survival or die trying. The survivors can remake the world in their own vision, the new world will be as they want it. But who has the right to remake humanity as they see fit?

Judgement day has come. Humanity has one week to fight for it's survival or die trying. The survivors can remake the world in their own vision, the new world will be as they want it. But who has the right to remake humanity as they see fit?

The characters of this anime are its biggest weakness. Put simply, you can guess what each character is going to do in every situation before they do it. This detracts from the anime quite a bit as it becomes more predictable and less attention grabbing, seeing as you already have a basic idea of what will happen next. Each character also fits their role too well, if that makes sense. That is part of the reason they are so predictable. They are characters with one-track minds, incapable of doing something to surprise the viewer and never developing past how they were introduced as. As if they were robots programmed with a certain personality code. . .

No character truly felt human enough.

On the subject of characters though, I will give one thing I liked about it: They actually let people die! I enjoyed this because the show takes place as an apocalyptic world, one where not everyone shall survive. I know I sound morbid saying that, but come on we all know people would die in any form of an apocalypse.

Overall though, I would have much preferred different characters because they were personally my biggest flaw with this anime.

Plot/Story:

The story is simple: Humanity is under attack from another race known as Septentriones whose intent is to wipe out humanity. This is humanity's judgement, for seven days they must survive and defeat the Septentriones allowing for an audience with Polaris (An equivalent to a God) who controls time and space. The survivor(s) can then make one wish to remake the world as they see fit.

To fight back, humanity managed to obtain a "demon" summoning app (It actually summons many mythological and religious beings, all of which are referred to as demons) to summon beings to fight back against the Septentriones.

The pacing of this show was done very well. It takes up one week's time and each day is two episodes long. The plot was carried out efficiently due to the pacing and didn't feel like they rushed action in to make for a more exciting episode. For the time-span used for the show, it seemed well done with how they paced the episodes.

Soundtrack/BGM:

I actually happened to like both the opening and ending and stuck around to listen to them each episode. and I could easily recognize them if heard elsewhere. I also really enjoyed one aspect about the ending in which all characters who had died disappeared from the ending. The background music was also done well in the aspect that it went along with the mood well: however, I will say it was nothing special and I doubt I'd recognize the background music anywhere.

Artwork/Art-style:

I had no problems with the artwork at all. It wasn't anything great, but it was far from bad. The characters and scenery designs were well done and nothing seemed out of place.

Enjoyment:

I did find this anime to be enjoyable. It had enough going to keep me entertained. Would I recommend going out of your way to watch this show? No, I would not. While I was kept entertained, this show is nothing special. Not all that great, not all that bad. I wouldn't recommend watching this anime unless you're bored and need something to pass the time with.

About the Show

What is justice, and what is evil...? Japan has suddenly fallen into an extreme situation, and behind the chaos is a group of mysterious
What is justice, and what is evil...? Japan has suddenly fallen into an extreme situation, and behind the chaos is a group of mysterious invaders, called the Septentriones, who are flinging the entire nation into the depths of despair! Is this a test for the human race? As this epic, cruel reality continues to trifle with the people, thirteen individuals with unique characteristics form contracts with demons to become the "Devil Summoners," giving them the power to fight the invaders. This is the story of the conflicts and discord faced by the many people caught in this extreme situation. ...more